Format:
Online-Ressource (321 p)
ISBN:
9780231136211
Series Statement:
Weatherhead Books on Asia
Content:
Appearing for the first time in English, the writings in this collection reflect some of the most innovative and influential work by Japanese intellectuals in recent years. The volume offers a rare and much-needed window into the crucial ideas and positions currently shaping Japanese thought (shiso).In addressing the political, historical, and cultural issues that have dominated Japanese society, these essays cross a range of disciplines, including literary theory, philosophy, history, gender studies, and cultural studies. Contributors examine Japan's imperialist and nationalist past as well a
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction ; 1. Ehara Yumiko; The Politics of Teasing ; A Feminist's View of Maruyama Masao's Modernity ; 2. Kang Sangjung; The Imaginary Geography of a Nation and Denationalized Narrative; The Discovery of the ""Orient"" and Orientalism ; 3. Karatani Kojin; Overcoming Modernity ; Soseki's Diversity: On Kokoro ; 4. Nishitani Osamu; The Wonderland of ""Immortality"" ; 5. Naoki Sakai; Two Negations: The Fear of Being Excluded and the Logic of Self-Esteem ; 6. Takahashi Tetsuya; Japanese Neo-Nationalism: A Critique of Kato Norihiro's ""After the Defeat"" Discourse
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From the Hinomaru and Kimigayo to the Symbolic Emperor System 7. Ueno Chizuko; In the Feminine Guise: A Trap of Reverse Orientalism ; Collapse of ""Japanese Mothers"" ; 8. Ukai Satoshi; Colonialism and Modernity ; Reflections Beyond the Flag: Why is the Hinomaru Flag ""Auspicious/Foolish""?; Glossary ; Contributors; Index of Names
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231509886
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780231136211
Additional Edition:
Print version Contemporary Japanese Thought
Language:
English
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